Brandon Davis, one of two convicted in Rib Rack case, gets 12-30 years in prison

Brandon Davis, one of two convicted in a botched robbery that left a Rib Rack restaurant manager dead, was sentenced on Tuesday to spend 12 to 30 years in prison, according to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.

Davis, 21, and two of his friends, 20-year-old Deandre Sturges and 17-year-old Jerome Hamilton, were charged with first-degree murder for the 2008 shooting death of Catherine Solinski-Blain outside of Rib Rack in Lathrup Village. Prosecutors said the shooting was the result of a robbery gone wrong.

Davis took a plea deal in exchange for testifying against his friends during their murder trials. The News says he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

The Freep reports that Davis apologized to Solinski-Blain's family during the sentencing.